Abay, Almaty

Abay
Абай
Village
Abay

Location in Kazakhstan

Coordinates: 43°12′33″N 76°45′37″E / 43.20917°N 76.76028°E / 43.20917; 76.76028Coordinates: 43°12′33″N 76°45′37″E / 43.20917°N 76.76028°E / 43.20917; 76.76028
Country Kazakhstan
Region Almaty Region
District Karasay District
Population (2009)
  Total 10,439
Time zone Omsk Time (UTC+6)
Postal code 040905
Area code(s) 72771

Abay (Kazakh: Абай) is a village in Almaty Region of south-eastern Kazakhstan. During the Soviet era it was called Oktyabrskoye Desyatoye.

Geography

Abay is a suburb that lies south-west of Almaty and north-east of Karasay on the M33 highway.

Economy

The village relies on the Zhalpaksaiskoe Reservoir, located to the southeast of the village for its water supplies. Agricultural land lies to the north of the village between the M33 and to the south.

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